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by wreckdropibex 879 days ago
Your thoughts are limited by the environment you live in and your imagination.

In other countries eg brussel sprouts, mushrooms, tomatoes, etc are weighed by the consumer at the vegetable section.

- Next to the specialty tomatoes there is a label that says the name, price and _number_ for the specialty tomatoes

- Pick an individual tomato or put multiple in a small plastic/paper bag from next to the tomatos

- Put the tomatoes on a scale right next to them

- Enter the _number_ from the label, no need to search for or type anything complex

- Get a sticker with the price + barcode

- Put the sticker where ever is reasonable (on the tomato or on the bag or where ever, no one cares where you put it)

- In self checkout scan the sticker

Or even better, use a system where you are carrying a scanner when pickig stuff from shelves and at self checkout you only have to pay, since you have already scanned everything.